retitled: Newbie, suggestions for MT 2nd hand w/ 120-150k budget please be patient :)

[antonymatic]

Disclaimer: Please bare with me guys, this isn't my field, so I'm lookin for plenty of help, I'd appreciate your responses.

Hi!

I'm gonna buy my first car latter part this year, gusto ko sana is second hand lang na automatic, preferably Toyota, with estimated 120k budget. Tingin nyo?

May experience na ko sa matic but sa manual, sad to say, wala pa.
(and I'm a man.)

Any pieces of advice?
Okay sana kung tipid sa fuel, and di naman araw araw gagamitin, siguro, 3times a week dito-dito lang, tapos weekends out of town like Tagaytay.

Salamat salamat talga sa tulong mga Sir and Ma'am

-Tony

[renzo_d10]

Mahihirapan ka kapag automatic, sir.

Sobrang luma na ng units na makikita mo sa budget mo na 120k, and risky na kapag bumili ka ng automatic sa kotseng ganun kaluma.

Safest would be under 8 years old, more than that marami nang problema ang AT's especially if hindi naalagaan mabuti.

Better yet magsanay ka na sa MT. Cars I could recommend are Toyota Corollas. (1989-1993) Ikaw na mamili kung ano mas gusto mo na look. AE92 or AE101.

Meron din Toyota Corona for about 140k neg, so you should get it at around 130k the least.

[GTi]

Naku, at 120k maluma luma na ang mahahanap mo, kahit manual pa yan, lalo na kung Toyota. And old A/T units are rather dumb, unrefined and inefficient. An AE101 A/T may not be as fuel efficient and fast as the manual version but if maintained properly would still serve you well. I know a couple of folks who use AE101 A/T's. Til now they are still regularly driven with no problem at all. Even if you get to the point of replacing the transmission, surplus trannies are actually not very expensive, usually less than 20k.

[Gecko Guy]

another option would be lancer boxtype...mag-aral ka muna mag-drive ng manual kung ako sa iyo..

[fullmetal]

mag-manual ka nalang bro. kasi ang automatic pag lalong tumatagal at di masyadong naalagaan ng previous owner magiging sakit sa ulo niyo yan. tsaka since lalaki naman kayo, i think mas maeenjoy niyo ang manual.

nissan sentra bro ayaw mo iconsider? ayos din yun.

[antonymatic]

thanks renzo_d10, GTi , Gecko Guy and fullmetal . :meeting:

decided na ko mag manual mga bro, based din sa mga pagtatanong pko sa mga tropa kong car owners din. and yes based sa 120k budget, oks sakin na mejo luma na makukuha ko, nakakita kami before na mga corona ata yun, mejo ayoko lang sa box type, pero yung nakita kong corona mejo okay sakin, pero anong yearmodels kaya yung makukuha ko sa 120k budget?

eto yung natripan namin na swak sa budget, ata.


comments pa sana mga sir,
salamats.

[renzo_d10]

Pwede na

Less electricals and power amenities = less pagawain and stress

Kaya naman yan eh OA lang yung nagsasabi hirap daw idrive hahaha

[antonymatic]

Pwede na

Less electricals and power amenities = less pagawain and stress

Kaya naman yan eh OA lang yung nagsasabi hirap daw idrive hahaha

feeling ko kaya ko naman aralin, may mga nakita kami ganyan models pero maganda yung paintjob kaya ihindi mukhang ganun kaluma

[Gecko Guy]

Uy corolla na 93-94? Mabilis din yan noong kapanahunan nya..simple lang ang 150kph tapos wala ka maramdaman sa loob.

[renzo_d10]

Wag ka magpasilaw sa exterior. Check mo engine baka naghihingalo na.

[antonymatic]

yep. so any models na toyota and mga anong year? yung pasok sa budget

[renzo_d10]

If you want something more enjoyable, you could check around 1989-1991 Corollas with the engines swapped with either 4AGE ST or BT or 4EFTE. The former is a 1.6L 20V 158-163hp powerhouse and the latter is a 1.3L Turbo which plays around 130hp.

The power of the 4AGE comes out beyond 4000rpm, hence, if you're always on the highway it's much more recommendable while the latter being a turbocharged engine releases its power on the low-mid rpm range.

There's a possibility that it can be a hassle owning one IF
- the swap isn't done properly
- the previous owner abused the engine; or..
- the previous owner didn't care much about the engine

however, if you can assure than every bit of the engine is well in place you can somehow see a more fun ownership of the car. You have an old car that has power in store ... lots and lots of it

[GTi]

Yung pic na pinakita mo is the base model Corolla XL which has no power amenities and the 1.3L carb engine. I wouldn't get that if I were you, too barebones. Kung ako naman kasi, power windows and locks are very important. For your budget, since open ka naman pala sa mga 2.0L midsize sedans you can as new as 1996 Corona M/T with some tawad. Toyota Corona MT - 96 | Cars for sale Las Piñas | AyosDito.ph This unit looks pretty good to me, but looks can be deceiving so better bring a good mechanic to make sure. Or, you may consider the Honda Accord M/T Honda Accord MT - 96 | Cars for sale Marikina | AyosDito.ph. The A/T is known to be rather heavy on gas, but the manual variant should be a lot better. It's much better than the Corona in terms of ride quality and performance. Dun sa Corolla, there is almost no difference in price between the M/T and A/T GLi variants. Sometimes the M/T is actually more expensive. You may want to consider the Nissan Sentra as well. You can get as new as '98 units if you negotiate well.

[antonymatic]

thanks sir GTi, so mas okay sakin yang mga pinakita mong models? cause may power windows and locks na sila right? Kuhanin na kitang contact, hehe, anyway, hindi ko lam kung magkano matatawad ko kung isang bagsakang bayad, nga pala, may mga kasama tlaa kong mechanic pag check, 2 sila

[GTi]

If you are OK with using a midsize sedan, they have lower resale value than their smaller compact sedan brothers, some of which may actually be more expensive despite being older. Kung OK ka lang naman sa fuel consumption and maintenance ng M/T midsize sedan, they are much more rewarding to drive in, and would satisfy your need for speed should you think of going out of town every once in a while. As for negotiating, depende naman sa seller yan eh, normally the ads leave a sizeable allowance for negotiation unless they indicate otherwise. Some may let you slash off as much as 50k or more, especially if the owner is in a rush, or has had difficulty in selling it which may be the case with many midsize sedans. Although syempre we have to be reasonable din when negotiating lalo na if the price is already low and you know the car is well worth it naman, in which case siguro 10-20k pwede na.

[antonymatic]

Original title was Newbie, looking for answers, manual or automatic? Please be kind

Ok, so I've decided to go Manual na, any pieces of advice mga sir?
like anong year and etc...

Okay sana kung tipid sa fuel, and di naman araw araw gagamitin, siguro, 3times a week dito-dito lang, tapos weekends out of town like Tagaytay.

Salamat salamat talga sa tulong mga Sir and Ma'am

-Tony Anthony Maingat (antonymatic) on about.me